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Farmers Union Camp Celebrates 90 Years of Leadership, Farm Safety, and Cooperative Education

 
HURON, S.D. -- Rural youth from across South Dakota have been attending the South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) Camp for 90 years. Although the programming looks a bit different today than it did in 1934, Farmers Union Camp remains relevant because over the years it has evolved to meet the agriculture...
 
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GROWMARK Welcomes 95 Summer Interns

 

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The GROWMARK System will welcome a new class of 95 interns for the summer of 2024 starting on May 13. Interns were selected during a competitive application process for placement in two different internship programs within the GROWMARK System.

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2024 World Pork Expo: Where the Pork World Comes Together

 
 
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National News

 
 

House Releases Additional 2024 Farm Bill Details

 
WASHINGTON -- House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) released additional details on the bipartisan policies and priorities included in the 2024 Farm Bill, accompanied by an open letter to colleague...
 
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US Pledges Money and Other Aid to Help Track and Contain Bird Flu on Dairy Farms

 
WASHINGTON -- U.S. health and agriculture officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts Friday to help track and contain an outbreak of bird flu in the nation's dairy ...
 
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Administration Partners With States to Conserve 168,000 Acres of Private Forestlands

 
CLE ELUM, Wash. -- Today, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small announced that the USDA Forest Service is partnering with States to conserve nearly 168,000 acres of economically and ecologically significant forestlands across the nation as part of President Biden’s Investing in Amer...
 
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California Cantaloupes Introduce Possible Burger

 
PHOENIX -- Last week the California Cantaloupe Advisory Board (CCAB) introduced an exciting new concept for a meatless burger to attendees at the International Fresh Produce Association/Foundation for Fresh Produce (FFP) Consumer Connection Conference. “What better place to roll out our new campa...
 
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Earth Map Receives Google Impact Award

 
ROME -- Earth Map, a pioneering initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that leverages freely available archives of geospatial data for climate and environment monitoring and mapping has been honoured with a  
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On the Lighter Side

 
 
 

Dancing Raisins: A Simple Kitchen Experiment

 
MADISON, Wis. -- Scientific discovery doesn’t always require a high-tech laboratory or a hefty budget. Many people have a first-rate lab right in their own homes – their kitchen. The kitchen offers plenty of opportunities to view and explore what physicists call soft matter and complex fluids. ...
 
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